Group Credit Manager

JR United Kingdom; Dartford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the construction industry is looking for a Group Credit Manager to oversee credit activities and manage a team at their Head Office. This office-based position involves leading credit control, ensuring compliance, and enhancing stakeholder relationships, with competitive benefits including profit share bonus and private medical insurance.

Benefits

Profit share bonus

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

Holiday entitlement

Life assurance

Health cash plan

Workwear

Employee assistance programs

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy credit control environment.
• Strong financial understanding.
• Excellent communication skills for liaising with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Managing relationships with Credit Insurers and overseeing cash collection.
• Leading monthly meetings with senior management and providing management reports.
• Conducting risk assessments for credit applicants and managing the Credit Control team.

Skills

Experience in a busy credit control environment

Strong financial understanding

Problem-solving abilities

Leadership skills

Self-motivation

Excellent communication skills

Job description

An exciting opportunity for a Group Credit Manager has become available at our Head Office. This role involves leading Credit Control for our group of companies, reporting to the Finance Director. The position requires overseeing credit activities such as risk management, policy development, and team leadership. This is an office-based role at our Head Office in Shirley, near the M42.

The successful candidate will include:

• Experience in a busy credit control environment,
• Strong financial understanding,
• Problem-solving abilities,
• Leadership skills to manage a team,
• Self-motivation and drive,
• Excellent communication skills for liaising with internal and external stakeholders.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing relationships with Credit Insurers, monitoring limits, submitting claims, and negotiating renewals,
• Leading monthly meetings with senior management,
• Providing management reports on debts, debtor days, collections, and other metrics,
• Overseeing cash collection across all group companies,
• Ensuring departmental systems and protocols are effective and compliant,
• Managing the Credit Control team proactively,
• Handling credit applications and documentation,
• Making major credit decisions,
• Controlling credit limits and managing litigation or insolvency cases,
• Setting and enforcing credit policies,
• Conducting risk assessments for existing and new credit applicants,
• Maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders,
• Reviewing sales terms and conditions,
• Visiting customers and sites as needed.

Benefits include profit share bonus, private medical insurance, pension scheme, holiday entitlement, life assurance, health cash plan, workwear, and employee assistance programs.

About Us

With over a century in the construction industry, we are one of the UK’s largest independent builders’ merchants, serving a wide customer base across the Midlands and South-East with quality products and expert advice. We are committed to our communities, donating part of our profits annually to charitable causes.

Our People

We foster a people-first culture emphasizing care, respect, and support. We invest in our colleagues’ well-being and development, providing a positive, inclusive environment for growth and success.